Growing boy!

Carson has passed the 18-month-old mark! We cannot believe how fast he is growing and that he is already this old! We went today for his 18-month check up and Dr. Saade said he is perfect...we already knew that, but its nice to have professional confirmation!

Carson now weighs 24 lbs, 10 oz (50th percentile) and is 33 inches tall (75th percentile). Dr. Saade asked a lot of questions about his development and Carson is right on track for where he should be at this age!

Carson LOVES to play outside now...hopefully the weather will continue to cooperate! He also loves Daddy's truck...he likes to drive around the neighborhood or just sit in the car and pretend to drive! We are creating a monster and are realizing how much we are going to spend in gas if this hobby keeps up! Carson vocabulary is also growing...he tries to repeat words you tell him and his favorite words are "bye-bye," "side" (for outside), Pawpaw (his favorite person!), "eat," and "Willy" (his stuffed gorilla, but the way he says it sounds like "illy"). We love to show him pictures and see how he recognizes people...he loves to point out Daddy, Nana, and Pawpaw! When we point to Mommy and say "who's that?" he sometimes says "Cindy"...great!!!

After Carson's appointment today we went to Pigtails and Crewcuts for another haircut! This time Carson wasn't so thrilled to be there...he cried the whole time! The girl who cut his hair was wonderful though and he looks so handsome! She said his hair is SO thick and that he is going to have MAJOR hair when he gets older...yippee!

We are excited for Easter this coming weekend! We are going to church with Johnathan's family, the we are heading to the Oshinski's house for a family get-together! Happy Easter to you all!

Loves to play outside!

Check out that cheesy smile as he cuts the grass!

Carson's first outside boo-boo!

Uh-oh...something new he's learned to do!

M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E!!!

All the kids Carson's age LOVE Mickey Mouse Clubhouse! It only seemed fitting that Carson's friend Walker had his 1st Birthday party with this theme! Lindsey did such a good job planning this party...there was Mickey Mouse stuff EVERYWHERE!! The kids had a blast...Carson loved that fact that he could run free in the barn and play with all the other kids! Here's a few pictures of the extravaganza!

Walker's amazing birthday cake!

Having fun on the slide!

Walker arrives!!

Carson checking things out from inside the "clubhouse"

Carson's initial reaction to Mickey and Donald...he warmed up to them though!

Mickey and Donald joined the party!!

Happy Valentines Day...a little early!

So...I have always had a hard time shopping for Johnathan for holidays, birthdays, etc., but we don't normally do much for each other for Valentines Day...until this year!

"Carson" gave us both amazing gifts for Valentines Day! Mommy surprised Daddy by taking Carson to have his picture made at Portrait Innovations on Wednesday. It was probably one of the most stressful and exhausting gift ideas possible...as Carson did not want to sit still for the photographer! Amazingly, we got some really good pictures of our handsome little man! We wrapped up a picture for Daddy to take to his office! We were so excited that we let Daddy open his gift that day! So...since this was sort of a great gift for Mommy too...we told Daddy not to get her anything else!

Well..."Carson" didn't listen to Mommy and somehow he convinced Daddy to buy Mommy another something special! Daddy couldn't wait to give Mommy her other gift either, so yesterday she got to open up a small package that contained the most beautiful saphire and diamond ring...saphire is Carson's birthstone! Mommy cried of course!

I feel very blessed this Valentines Day weekend...I have two very handsome and loving boys that I love so very much!

Check out THESE moves!

Carson has really taken a liking to some Disney channel shows...especially Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Imagination Movers! I finally caught him on camera dancing to Imagination Movers this morning...too funny!

Bittersweet

We've had some extra noise and commotion in our home this week! On Sunday afternoon, some friends and family members were leaving a Tastefully Simple party I hosted, when we noticed 2 adorable puppies running around outside our house! Auntie Liz took Carson outside to see the puppies...he just LOVES animals! We were perplexed to realize that no one was accompanying these puppies! Johnathan went door-to-door and no one claimed to be the owner of them, so we debated what to do with them! Auntie Liz wanted to take them home, but that unfortunately didn't work out...so I somehow convinced Johnathan to let them stay in our garage for the night...we couldn't just leave them out in the cold!! Soon after, we realized it was really even too cold in our garage for these tiny little guys, so amazingly I managed to convince Johnathan to let them stay in our downstairs bathroom! (For those of you who don't know, Johnathan is not very pet-friendly, even though he likes animals...he has horrible allergies!!) Our sweet neighbor went to the store and bought puppy food and the dogs camped out in our bathtub for the night! They were great...really only crying when we had to shut them in and retreat upstairs for the night! The next morning I took both puppies to the Vet to have them scanned for microchips...sure enough...no chips! This meant we had no way of knowing who they belonged to! We honestly believed that someone just came into the neighborhood and dropped them off because they didn't want them...how awful! So...this began the 3 day process of finding them both a home! Thankfully, I had lots of help through email and Facebook...and before long I was bombarded with emails from rescue groups and families who were interested in the puppies! I found a home for the black puppy on Tuesday (he was originally named Rambo by Auntie Liz, and later re-named Herschel by me). I drove out to the school where Christy works and gave Herschel to a sweet family who I know is going to love and care for him! They are going to re-name him Carter (poor guy...he's going to be so confused)! Then I drove out to Newnan on Wednesday to give the tan puppy (who was first named Rosco by Auntie Liz, then I changed his name to Bear) to a teacher who works with Matt! Luckily...they ended up liking the name Bear...so it stuck! They thought it was funny to name him Bear since he was really so small...even though my idea behind the name had to do with Alabama football!

So...our house is now quiet (well...quieter...we still have Carson!) and I really do miss the dogs! Everything worked out for the best and we are glad we were able to help the puppies find great homes! It was also a reality-check...I don't think I can handle a puppy of our own anytime soon!

Herschel and Bear!

Fun times down on the farm!

Carson's sweet buddy Wesley had his first birthday party on Saturday! And oh what fun we all had!! It was a petting zoo at the JWR barn and kids were EVERYWHERE!! It was very entertaining for the adults as well...to see all these kids go crazy over the animals! By the end of the day, everyone was exhausted and Wesley had a mountain of presents...some of which Carson did try to steal...as if he doesn't have enough stuff himself!

Carson chilling out in the ball pit

OOO....look at the bunny and pig!!!!

Wesley with his Mommy and Daddy

Wesley and Walker...sweet cousins! They weren't too sure about the pony though!

Carson loved this rocking cow!

Almost pooped out!

Carson's turn to ride the pony!!

Welcome 2010!

Happy New Year to everyone!! We have just returned from a trip to Charlotte to visit Nanny and Poppop and ring in the New Year with family and friends! Although the trip's beginning was not ideal, we had an awesome time!! Santa was very good to us all this year, and we are so excited about 2010 and what is to come!!

Carson continues to grow...we'll actually go for his 15-month appointment on January 7! He is such a happy little man (most of the time!) and we are constantly amazed at all he continues to learn and accomplish!! We can really see both Mommy and Daddy in his personality...since we all know that his looks are ALL DADDY!

We were all so excited to have a surprise (mostly) trip from Bryan for the holidays! He finally got to meet our niece, and he got to hang out with Drew and Carson...and totally spoiled them all for Christmas!! We also got to meet his girlfriend, Amanda, in Charlotte...she flew down from New Hampshire to meet us ALL (seriously, she was so brave to not only meet Mom and all his sisters and families...but also his grandparents, aunt & unlcle, cousins, and more!!!). They had to drive back to CT/NH today, but we are hopefully going to see them both HERE in April!!

Here are a few pictures from Christmas Day and our trip to Charlotte!

Carson on Christmas morning!

The Stewart family!

Nanny and Poppop with their GREATS!